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Of Darkness and Ruination

The Star Queen Chronicles, Book 1

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Of Darkness and Ruination

By: Rachel Fallon
Narrated by: Alexa Borys, E.M. Wylde
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Starlight in her veins, and a soul that calls for darkness.

On the magical continent of Celesterra, all humans are enslaved to the ruling fae...

Asteria Zagreus, a mortal young woman enslaved on Celesterra, must face Placement Day, the one day where all humans, at the age of Twenty-One, are placed in new kingdoms and given new masters to serve. Come Placement Day, Asteria is forced into the Dusk Kingdom and given to its Prince, Cyrus Tynan. When she refuses him and his desires, Asteria realizes she has only one option: escaping her enslavement and finding something thought impossible—freedom. Asteria must begin to play her own game within the court...and with the Prince of Dusk Kingdom himself.

Enemies come from all sides, however, and the merciless ruler of the Night Kingdom, King Calix Atarah Erebus, starts making his move against the Dusk Kingdom. Yet, darkness calls to Asteria in mysterious ways, and an equally mysterious soldier makes her question who the real monsters are—especially when it comes to a brutal king and a callous prince. With a bloody war brewing on the horizon, Asteria must decide who the true villain of her story is. Her choice, and the consequences of it, will ripple out across the continent.

Chaos rises, resistance gathers, and a soulmate bond is tested, while Asteria begins down a path that will change the course of history...

Of Darkness and Ruination is the first book in a compelling new adult romantic fantasy series featuring contrasting light and dark love interests and the delicate line of balance and chaos for a magical land. Plus fae shifters, court intrigue, resistance to slavery, a shadow daddy love interest who can shift into a dragon, and a heroine finding her own power and fighting for what she believes in. Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L Armentrout, Clare Sager, Nisha J Tuli, Carissa Broadbent, Chloe C. Peñaranda, and Raven Kennedy!

©2024 Rachel Fallon (P)2024 Rachel Fallon
Fantasy
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Engaging Romance • Spicy Scenes • Talented Narrators • Satisfying Plot Twists • Immersive Worldbuilding
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4.75! Thee world building on this novel is WoW! It is wondrous, enchanting and very detailed. It is a lot, but not all at once which was nice. I'd say this is Dark Romantasy and check those trigger warnings because things get wild! Calix and Asteria gives me Witcher romance vibes
There were times Asteria's back and forth mind monologues got a bit redundant and self righteous.
She's a very black and white thinker most of the book.
And parts of the book were anticlimactic for me as l guessed a lot of the plot twist way before they happened lol. Love the emotional turmoil though and romance was well done.
I'd definitely recommend this story and excited for the series to continue! Amazing debut! So happy the audiobook came out so I could bump this baby up on the TBR! The audio book is amazing btw and definitely recommend as well. It's an awesome duet and I loved the accents and different voices.
Read from: Dec 14, 2024 - Dec 29, 2024

Audio made this book wonderful!

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I really enjoyed the narrators, they did a great job performing the story! The story itself is good, but a little predictable. It’s the authors first book so definitely a good start and I look forward to book two!

Great narration!

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I think the audiobook almost beats the written version. Woo! I had to listen before the second book came out. Loved it.

Wish it was on Graphic Audio!

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i’ve been following this story along since ad\/@nce c0pi£s were released!! as soon as it came out as an audiobook i bought it and man oh man did it exceed expectations. i know everyone is freaking out over rachel fallon’s cowboy type romance but in reality they should be obsessing over this book. Im so glad i have it in both audio and kindle copies. now i just need a special edition physical one. it’s pretty brilliant. i proudly guessed the twists at the end and it still was so satisfying. the main characters are just *chef’s kiss*. i’m excited for the next book even tho i know it’ll be a while. A MUST READ

breakthrough author!!

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Wow, just finished and I’m blown away by this book. A top read of the year for sure. It’s got everything we know and love from romantasy, with dragon shifters, a shadow daddy, great friend and family dynamics, and an intriguing world and magic system. Please read this, you won’t regret it!

Amazingly great story!

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This book left me craving for more! The story, plot, characters, and setting are beautifully crafted. The author's writing and the actors' performances in each scene made me feel like I was witnessing everything firsthand. The spice, romance, and chemistry between the protagonists were fantastic. Most importantly, the spice was perfectly timed and not forced in random scenes.

Amazing Romantasy Read!

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I rarely ever write a review. I loved everything about this story personally. Just remember before you start listening, it's only book 1.

Absolutely Amazing!!!

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Loved this book! You got to read it! Not my favorite narrator but great story and so glad book two is out now.

Love the story!

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Overall the book provided some good smutty scenes in the end as well as a decent story line and some decent world building. But, the voice acting for Austeria (MFC) makes her so hard to like. Upon the end you come to realize why she’s so annoying with an heir about her that makes you want to cringe. Took me forever to wrap myself into this story line thanks to that voice. I had to listen to other books to fill the space and come back to this one when I’d finish another book and didn’t have anything else to listen to. I think if I hadn’t had read the ACOTAR series 1st then the similarities wouldn’t have bothered me so much. I mean it’s basically the same over arching story with a changed up plot line. Granted, the 1st acotor book was also a slow burn into a wonderful story line but this one was a struggle bus for me personally. Someone mentioned this is the author’s 1st book so maybe the next one will be even better. Didn’t hate the book just think I would have enjoyed it more if it wasn’t so predictably similar to ACOTAR and the voice acting of the MFC wasn’t so obnoxious.

ACOTAR .5 reboot?

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disappointing. the female character could of been better. it does get a bit wild and that's fine it's just the constant mental diatribe on being corny was boring.

predictable and lack of depth

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